Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-29
DAKOTA CROPS.

Favorable outlook In Most Portions
of the TerritOry-AH Cereals Doing
Well.
st. Paul Pioneer Press, 2Sth: So far
as can be learned, the storms that pre-
vailed in Dakota Tuesday did compare
lively little damage to growing crops.
In o few places there was
heavy hail, epd crops OF
course suffered, but the damage is con-
fined to small areas. Along the line OF
the Manitoba road only one report OF
damage was received, that wei from
Wolcott, where it was stated about one
Thousand acres of wheat were damaged,
Along the Northern Pacific little damage
| was done, and none at ell on the Hast
Iings q DAKOTA line. The heavy fail of
ran WILL be of great benefit to corn, and
more than offsets any injury done by
hail. At Park River the outlook is
promising. At America there was
heavy rain, but no damage from hail.
The outlook is good for two-thirds OF a
crop. At Portland, Hope,
| Ripon, Hunter, Church's Ferry, Devils
Lake, Michigan City, Ojaha,
| Bottinesu and Lsrimore heavy rains
have fallen during the past 1--we days,
and crops are in fine condition. At
Larimore farmers claim the yield will be
the largest on record. At Orookston water
ia standing in low spots and damage
Will result unless the weather changes.
At Euclid q heavy crop of wheat and
oats is almost assured. at STEPHEN es-
Inmates are from twenty to twenty five
bushels of wheat to the acre. At Rey-
noids wheat is ripening very slowly and
dry weather is needed to assure a good
yield. AT Grand Forks crops are look
ing better than for years. At Ardoeh
and Groton harvesting will begin this
week. At ST. Thomas wheat is filling
and maturing rapidly and will be ready
TO cut about August 5. In Turner coun-
ty, Dakota, wheat will RIM about fifteen
bushels to the acre and oats thirty BUSH
els. There will be q heavy crop of corn
late rains having done great good
In Bookings county wheat is fully up
to average, while corn is much better
At Ashton some barley has been
threshed. The outlook is very favora-
BILE, and crop predictions for this locality
based upon farmers statements, are
Wheat from 10 to .25 bushels per acre
or an average OF Is: barley from rs tt
40, or an average of 80; oats from 30 tt
80, or an average of 38. Corn looks yer,
, promising, and indications are for thu
best crop ever raised there. In Moody
j county harvesting is pretty general. ant
che indications point to the largest
, yield for years, probably sixteen t,
. twenty bushels per acre. Flax will rnl
about ten bushels. and oats not oYe
thirty.ive. AT Salem the yield vii
equal that of Cast year, with th
Equality much better, In sem
!, parts of Deuel. county thu
wheat crop is heavy, while IN othe
Localities it is light. An average yiel'
of twelve bushels per acre would not b
an over estimate for the county. Dat
are thin on the ground and short, thong
we'll filed. An average Of q half-crop
or twenty bushels per acre, is all tha
that can be looked for. Corn-The acre
age is more than double last year an
the present prospect is for very heaS
crop. Harvesting has pretty general
begun around Mitchell, with resulsR fl
in excess of the expectations of o fe
weeks ago In Davislon county I'll
wheat yield will I'll from eight to fiftee
bushels an acre on the average; oats wi
d turn out poorly, except in certain local
" ties, while sheT corn crop promises
ran from fifty to seventy bushelH, H
At beat showing il has made in three year
ii In Wausau, Hutchinson. Anror
10 Sanborn, Jerauld. Lake and Brule con
y itiea the average yield is fully as goo